A sterile, uninteresting entrance to a home gives visitors a poor first impression. Don gave a boring entrance some style and class with strategically placed containers filled with grassy plants.
First, some tall, squarish terracotta pots were spray-painted silver, to complement the decor of the house. Next, summer grass (Digitaria sanguinalis) growing in the paving was removed. (Note: summer grass grows through the warmer months and produces little seed heads, which are great to feed to budgies, canaries and finches.) Finally, the silver pots were placed on either side of the front door, filled with potting mix and planted with grassy plants.
Grasses and grass-like plants for containers
Japanese blood grass (Imperata cylindrica